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Tegan and Sara: The Con

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On July 24, 2007, “Vapor” label released “The Con”, the fifth Tegan and Sara studio album. It was recorded January – March 2007, in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Tegan Quin,  Sara Quin and Chris Walla

Personnel:

  • Tegan Quin – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano
  • Sara Quin – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano
  • Christopher Walla– guitars, keyboards, organ, shakers, cymbals, tiny guitars, bass
  • Kaki King– lap steel, guitar
  • Ted Gowans – guitars, keyboards, organ
  • Matt Sharp, Hunter Burgan– bass
  • Jason McGerr– drums, percussion

Track listing:

  1. I Was Married – Sara Quin
  2. Relief Next to Me – Sara Quin
  3. The Con – Tegan Quin
  4. Knife Going In – Sara Quin
  5. Are You Ten Years Ago – Tegan Quin
  6. Back in Your Heart – Sara Quin
  7. Hop a Plane – Tegan Quin
  8. Soil,, Soil – Tegan Quin
  9. Burn Your Life Down – Sara Quin
  10. Nineteen – Tegan Quin
  11. Floorplan – Sara Quin
  12. Like O, Like H – Sara Quin
  13. Dark Come Soon – Tegan Quin
  14. Call it Off – Tegan Quin

Camera Obscura: Desire Lines

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On June 3, 2013, “4AD” label released “Desire Lines”, the fifth Camera Obscura album. It was recorded in 2013 in Portland, Oregon, and was produced by Tucker Martine.

Personnel:

  • Tracyanne Campbell – vocals, guitar
  • Kenny McKeeve – vocals, guitar
  • Gavin Dunbar – bass
  • Lee Thomson – drums
  • Neco Case – vocals
  • Jim James – vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Tracyanne Campbell.

  1. Intro
  2. This Is Love (Feels Alright)
  3. Troublemaker
  4. William’s Heart
  5. New Year’s Resolution
  6. Do It Again
  7. Cri du Coeur
  8. Every Weekday
  9. Fifth in Line to the Throne
  10. I Missed Your Party
  11. Break It to You Gently
  12. Desire Lines

Soundgarden: Ultramega OK

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On October 31, 1988, “SST” label released “Ultramega OK”, the debut Soundgarden album. It was recorded in 1988, in Seattle, Washington and Newberg, Oregon, and was produced by Drew Canulette , Chris Cornell, Kim Rhayil, Hiro Yamamoto and Matt Cameron.

Personnel:

  • Chris Cornell– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass, art direction, design
  • Kim Thayil– lead guitar, art direction, design
  • Hiro Yamamoto– lead vocals, bass, art direction, design
  • Matt Cameron– drums, art direction, design
  • Drew Canulette – engineer
  • Lance Limbocker – engineer
  • Kathryn Miller – art direction, design
  • Lance Mercer – cover photo
  • Gardener – back cover photo
  • Sydney Taylor – insert photo

Track listing:

All lyrics by Chris Cornell, except where noted.

  1. Flower – Kim Thayil
  2. All Your Lies – Kim Thayil, Hiro Yamamoto
  3. 665 – Hiro Yamamoto
  4. Beyond the Wheel – Chris Cornell
  5. 667 – Hiro Yamamoto
  6. Mood for Trouble – Chris Cornell
  7. Circle of Power – Hiro Yamamoto, Kim Thayil
  8. He Didn’t – Matt Cameron
  9. Smokestack Lightning – Howlin’ Wolf, Howlin’ Wolf
  10. Nazi Driver – Hiro Yamamoto
  11. Head Injury – Kim Thayil
  12. Incessant Mace – Kim Thayil
  13. One Minute of Silence – John Lennon

 

The Dandy Warhols: Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia

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On August 1, 2000, “Capitol” label released “Thirteen Tales from Urban Bohemia”, the third Dandy Warhols (The) studio album. It was recorded December 1998 – March 1999, in Portland,  Oregon, and was produced by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Dave Sardy and Gregg Williams.

Personnel:

  • Courtney Taylor-Taylor– vocals, guitar, mixing
  • Peter Holmström– guitar
  • Zia McCabe– keyboards
  • Phil Baker – double bass
  • Brent DeBoer– drums, backing vocals, photography
  • Anton Newcombe– guitar
  • Troy Stewart – slide guitar
  • Erik Gavriluk– organ
  • Joe Kaczmarek – organ
  • Vince DiFiore– trumpet
  • Eric Matthews – trumpet
  • J. Swamp – scratching
  • Meg Bobbitt – additional vocals
  • Tony Lash– recording
  • Clark Stiles – engineer, mixing, sequencing, additional recording
  • Tchad Blake – mixing
  • Erik Gavriluk – mixing
  • Dave Sardy– mixing
  • George Marino – mastering
  • Steven Birch – design, layout
  • Alan Narmore – artwork
  • Rakin – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Courtney Taylor-Taylor, except where noted.

  1. Godless
  2. Mohammed
  3. Nietzsche
  4. Country Leaver
  5. Solid
  6. Horse Pills
  7. Get Off
  8. Sleep
  9. Cool Scene
  10. Bohemian Like You
  11. Shakin
  12. Big Indian
  13. The Gospel – Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmström

The Black Keys: Brothers

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On May 18, 2010, “Nonesuch” label released “Brothers”, the sixth Black Keys (Keys) studio album. It was recorded 2009, at “Muscle Shoals Sound Studio” in Sheffield, Alabama, “The Bunker On Apple” in Portland, Oregon, “Easy Eye Sound System” and “Soil of the South Studios” in San Diego, and was produced by The Black Keys, Mark Neill and Danger Mouse.The album was certified Platinum in the US by the “RIAA”; double Platinum in Canada and Gold in the UK.by the “BPI”.  In 2011, “Brothers” won three “Grammy Awards”, including honors for “Best Alternative Music Album”.

Personnel:

  • Dan Auerbach– vocals, guitars, bass guitar, keyboards, engineer
  • Patrick Carney– drums, percussion
  • Mark Neill – engineer
  • Kennie Takahaski – engineer
  • Tchad Blake– mixing
  • Brian Lucey – mastering
  • John Peets – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, except where noted.

  1. Everlasting Light
  2. Next Girl
  3. Tighten Up
  4. Howlin for You
  5. She’s Long Go
  6. Black Mud
  7. The Only One
  8. Too Afraid to Love You
  9. Ten Cent Pistol
  10. Sinister Kid
  11. The Go Getter
  12. I’m Not the One
  13. Unknown Better
  14. Never Gonna Give You Up – Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff, and Jerry Butler
  15. These Days

Elvin Jones

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On May 18, 2004, Elvin Ray Jones died aged 77. He was musician (drums), performed with  Charles Mingus, Teddy Charles, Bud Powell and Miles Davis, but he is best known as a member of the John Coltrane quartet (from 1960 to 1966) along with Jimmy Garrison on bass and McCoy Tyner on piano, in the celebrated recording phase including the album “A love supreme”. Jones recorded with numerous artists including Art Farmer, J.J. Johnson, Aaron Bell, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Pepper Adams, Kenny Burrell, Sonny Rollins, Thad Jones, Idris Sulieman, Mal Waldron, Steve Lacy, Bernie Green, Hank Jones, Jimmy Forest, Randy Weston, Curtis Fuller, Gil Evans, Harry Lookofsky, Julian Priester, Barry Harris, Clifford Jordan, Sonny Red, Yusef Lateef, Lee Konitz, Freddie Hubbard, Pony Poindexter, Duke Ellington, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Woods, Andrew Hill, Stan Getz, Bill Evans, Bob Brookmeyer, Wayne Shorter, Grant Green, Joe Henderson, Larry Young, Roland Kirk, Earl Hines, Jaki Byard, Larry Coryell, Ornette Coleman, Barney Kessel, Phineas Newborn Jr, Allen Ginsberg, Joe Farrell, Frank Foster, Billy Harper, Elek Bacsik, Oregon, Jimmy Rowles, Chico Freeman, Ray Brown, Pharaoh Sanders, Lew Soloff, James Williams, Marcus Roberts, Kenny Garrett, David Murray, Sonny Sharrock, Javon Jackson, Robert Hurst, John McLaughlin, Shirley Horn, Joe Lovano, Steve Griggs, Michael Brecker, Gary LeMel and Stefano di Battista, becoming one of the most recorded artists of all time.  As leader, Jones released 48 albums.